By ROB COLE

Scarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren Gatland’s return as head coach.
Having been Gatland’s first choice No.9 at the 2015 and 2019 World Cups, Davies is now travelling to France to battle with Tomos Williams for a starting berth – but only after overcoming an 18-month period in which he lost form and confidence due to a relationship breakdown with Wayne Pivac.
“I hadn’t played for the last year or so because I was out of favour under Pivac, and that was difficult to take,” said Davies, right. “When I ...